We have been taking our daughter to a evolution swim for about 6 months now and our 2 year old is progressing great! The coaches are very supportive and faculty is very clean. read more

My son has been coming to Evolution swim for once a week for 7 months. For a few months I was bringing him twice a week but I didn't feel I was seeing any improvement any faster. He has improved but he is still not swimming on his own. The class he is in is Starfish 2. They work on floating on the back and in order to move up in class they have to hold for 10 seconds. They have never taught doggie paddle or anything else to get him to swim independently. There are 3 children in each class for 30 minutes which equals to 10 minutes per child. However I have noticed they do not allocate a full time for the kids. It is more like 27-28 minutes shared with 3 kids. They wait until their stopwatch on the wall starts but it is not linked to normal time. Today our class started at 9:00 but they called the kids in at 9:01. Then they called class end time at 9:27. The minutes don't sound like much but When you are sharing with three other kids it shortens up their time in the water. It appears that they call the early time so that they can start the next class at 9:30. It almost seems like they need to have a five minute block in between the two classes so that the classes aren't getting cut shorter. Also I have seen where the deck supervisor goes up to the swim instructor and talks to them which is distracting to the instructor and the parents during the 30 minutes. I'm not sure what is so important to ask because it doesn't appear to be that they are talking about any other kids in the class at the moment. For the amount of money you pay per class I would expect faster improvement and full swim time allocation. read more

We love Evolution! Our daughter started at 3 months and now at 3 years, she is comfortable and safe in the water, and after perfecting her float, she has learned how to swim. Coaches Neida, Jenn, and Alma have been amazing with her! read more

Evolution Swim Academy - Daughter starting in Water Bugs 1 at three months - Swimming Lessons/Schools Near Me - Mission Viejo, California

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Amazing customer service. In my last review, I had mentioned some cons of evolution and the owner immediately reached out to help me resolve my issues. Turns out they do offer 1:1 instruction which will be super helpful for my daughter. This small business focuses on teaching safe swimming as the foundation to its swimming lessons. Once those are mastered the instructors focus on swim techniques. Every instructor that my children have had have been patient and kind and are great teachers! I highly recommend this business! read more

Best! Swim School around. Multiple locations, great teachers, lots of classes for all schedules to pick from and all the staff is always so kind and accommodating. Our little guy loves the water thanks to Miss Jenn! read more

Great academy! Great coaches! Go EVO We are part of evolution academy for 3 years, great experience for our son. read more

My kids love to swim because of the work and care each instructor has put in. My kids started Evolution Swim two years ago and have thrived under the guidance of Alma, Jayleen, Neida, Colin, & Nina. Because they have worked alongside my kids so closely, they are able to suggest which instructor would be best for each of my littles' personalities. Swim lesson days are a highlight to my children's week and that is due to such an excellent team. read more

Evolution Swim Academy - Swimming Lessons/Schools Near Me - Mission Viejo, California

We LOVE Evolution Swim! We started swimming here when my oldest was about 4. We've had several very special instructors, including but not limited to Alma, Jayleen, and Natalie! My kids have quite literally grown up here, with my two sons starting together, through my pregnancy with my daughter who is now two! We are confident that my boys are water safe and strong swimmers, with little sister close behind! Thank you, Evolution Swim for being a fun, safe, nurturing environment for our family! read more

We have had the best experience with Evolution Swim MV. The location is a bit of a drive for us, and farther away from some of the other facilities where we've had lessons in the past, but for our family it's totally worth it. The staff is patient and kind, takes the time to talk to the parents after each lesson to share what my child is working on, goals for the class/session and tips for practicing outside of lessons. We've had no billing issues as did many times at other swim locations and communication from the company about events, holiday closures and activities has been great. Coach Brenna was so incredibly encouraging and positive with our son he was literally excited to see her each week and she truly helped build his confidence in the water. My son recently 'leveled up' and we're excited to continue to see his progress at Evolution Swim! read more

ESA has been the highlight of my sons week since we started. Every instructor he has been with has done a great job at advancing his knowledge/skills of swimming and water safety. Even on the days he does not have swim he is asking to come! I would recommend bringing anyone here who is looking for a welcoming environment to gain skills in the water! read more

We have been going here since our youngest was 6 months old and now she's 4.5 and we have another kid going now who's 3. They love the instructors and I think she even fell in love with Craig. They are learning to swim and they also take great naps after. The last year they have learned a lot and you can tell they are gaining more and more confidence in the water. They take care of their customers and have recently upgraded the building. read more

We LOVE evolution swim!!! My oldest started when she was a few months old, the. My second started swim there and even though it took her a little longer to get acclimated, her teachers were very patient. She loves Ms. Nina. Now my 2 year old son started there this month. And he was a little apprehensive at first but the front desk staff as well as his teacher have made him feel comfortable & confident. He had his 3rd class today and he kept saying how much he loves it!! I love the new seating recently added to accommodate more families and the free cup of coffee is a great addition. ;) This is an excellent swim school. The staff and teachers are always willing to help. They really do care & want your little on to succeed! read more

So, I did a trial lesson on Friday to place my child in swim school at Evolution. The class was fine but I was pretty disappointed in the attire of the instructors. Seriously, 2 out of the 5 teachers were wearing very high cut cheeky swimsuits. One of the 5 had a full on up the butt swimsuit! Now, I surf and am in the water all of the time. The only reason you wear something so revealing is to get attention. The teachers were rinsing off and bending over in full view of us all in the waiting rooms! I could hear a bunch of the mothers making comments. It is very uncomfortable and even more unnecessary. If the girls want attention - look elsewhere. I don't understand why management lets this fly? This seems like a professional atmosphere yet the suits were nearly missing in the backside. Like I said, I am a surfer and I see it all. I would just like to know why this is ok at an establishment geared to teaching children? These three girls can easily get sporting one pieces that have full coverage. There is zero excuse. To make it worse they were constantly adjusting because those suits are NOT made for the job they're doing. All in all - I did not need to see all that butt. Unclassy. read more

We love Evolution! We've been coming here for almost a year now and we've seen so much improvement in my son. Way to go Evolution, keep up the good work! We've been off and on due to health issues but every time we can back, it never disappoints. read more

My daughters have been going to Evolution Swim Academy for a couple of years. Both of them LOVE Alma! She is kind and firm, which is exactly what my girls need. Neida and Jayleen are amazing as well! The staff at the front desk are always approachable and answer all my questions. Kristin has helped with questions regarding payments and shout out to Tamara who is always friendly, welcoming, and so funny! My kids love going there and have learned so much and gained so much confidence. Thank you to Evolution for teaching this life saving skill in a fun way! read more

Great place for the kiddos to learn basic water safety and progress through all strokes as they get more confident in the water. We tried different places but Evolution is great! The warm pool was a deciding factor since my daughter couldn't learn anything when she was too cold at other places, but we keep coming back for the great instructors and positive learning environment. My son has now graduated through all the levels and my daughter is in the highest level still perfecting her strokes. Would definitely recommend this place! read more

Update: Even though I strongly disliked the way they dealt with the situation when it first happened, Felipe went out of his way to reassure me that measures were being taken so that the occurred wouldn't happen again. Short version: my two year old got yelled at multiple times and had his feet grabbed in a very rude manner by the instructor, and no one did anything about it. Long version: I started taking my son to evolution in Mission Viejo since he was about 9 months old. We stopped for a while and just started going back now that he is 2. He's enrolled in starfish 2. The mommy and me lessons were great which I directly link to the great instructor we had. Now our second experience could not have been more different. Front desk is very helpful until you make the payment, and then "nice" goes out the window. Instructors don't seem to have a lot of patience. Today my 2 year old, very obedient and sweet boy, got yelled at several times before getting his feet abruptly held down by his sub swim instructor, coach Angelina. The ratio in the lessons is 3:1 meaning a kid waits about 5 minutes (yes, I've counted) out of the water, until it's their turn to spend about 2 minutes in the water, and then back to waiting. While patiently waiting, my two year old and the little boy next to him started kicking their feet playfully and smiling at each other. Not hurting anyone, not splashing anyone, not bothering a soul in the world. But they started being yelled to STOP IT RIGHT NOW. AND STOP IT, I ALREADY TOLD YOU TO STOP. And then again. Don't get me wrong, the boys were sweet angels and actually were listening and stopping when she asked, but a minute later would start again (can you blame them for being bored out there waiting 5 minutes at a time?) For one, if you've been near a 2 year old at all you know they will not sit there and stare at the wall for a full 5 minutes, let alone right by a pool. But okay, let's say you thought the mild kicking of the feet in the water was disruptive or bugged you for some random reason. You do not yell at my 2 year old. And you DO NOT grotesquely grab his feet and hold them to a wall. If he was kicking her, or another kid, sure, I'd be the first to say do whatever so he doesn't hurt anybody, but that was not the case at all. She had to come all the way to him, sitting quietly on the same spot she put him in, just moving his feet in the water. Not okay. And after I talked to the front desk about it, I got the cold treatment like I was a crazy mom. I was very polite and standing up for my kid who cannot stand up for himself, or he might have told the teacher himself that "we do not yell, please use your words". They did not even come to me afterwards or gave me any kind of reassurance that that is not something they condole at all. You do not have to have patience or know what is okay and what is not okay from an authoritative figure to a 2 year old - most people don't. But then don't be a starfish 2 instructor. That's all. I'm very disappointed with Evolution for allowing instructors to be around little kids with so little training, or so little respect for the training they had, if they had any. read more

Evolution Swim Academy - Swimming Lessons/Schools Near Me - Mission Viejo, California

Highly recommend for your littles! They are super friendly and really accommodating as well as patient.

Evolution Swim is such a wonderful place!! I can't believe that in just 1.5 years my son, Mateo, has advanced so much( from Waterbury 3 to Starfish 5)! This is all thanks to the wonderful and friendly staff and top notch trainers!! A special shout out to my son's coach Maria. She is amazing! Swim class is one of the things my son looks forward to every week! Thank you all!! I would definitely recommend! read more

We love evolution swim academy. We've been coming for 4.5 years. The staff make it feel like family. Everyone is so thoughtful and kind. They are well trained to work with small children. We live a little further away but continue to come here because we see the improvement our kids have made in swimming and the swim coaches. The staff is always so helpful. They know my kids by names and are always interacting with them. Huge shout out to ALMA, NINA, KRISTIN, and JAYLEE. They always go above and beyond. Thank you team. read more

My daughter has been taking lessons here since 2019 and we were so happy with her progress, we enrolled our son here too! The facility is always clean, the water is nice and warm, and they have lots of snacks on hand for post swim hungry bellies. All the staff are kind and patient. I remember when the kids were afraid of the water and at some point my daughter's fear was so great, it held her back from progressing in her class. Tamara was key in getting her through it! Since then her confidence in the water has taken off, she loves going there, and for us, we have the peace of mind that she will be safe in the water! Oh and another thing we love is the flexibility of absences and make-ups, because life happens! read more

I'm a returning costumer to swim evolution and my trial for independent swim didn't go very well :( The instructor Steven was a phenomenal guy , calm and patient and seemed amazing with first time swimmers! My daughter for her first time alone naturally panicked after the back float . Steven did give me a look that it was okay to come into the pool room and comfort her but the swim deck supervisor made it seem as if that "wasn't allowed" and that she would handle the panic. So I sat flustered and upset watching my daughter cry the rest of the lesson. I'm leaving a higher review because the owner Liz called ready to make a wrong a right. I appreciate her integrity and upmost concern to make me feel comforted when I felt so helpless. She took my concerns as the upmost importance, and I see now that the deck supervisor and I had a miscommunication. Parents are ABSOLUTELY allowed to help their child in panic here at swim academy! Liz explained to me deck supervisors are there to always help and assist panic but as a parent you are always allowed to call it a day if needed. She reassured me that will be something that will be well communicated and understood from here on out. The call meant the world to me . Great owner and I can see her huge passion towards the swim academy and for safety and comfortability towards the parents, staff and most importantly all the children here! Thank you again Liz for reaching out. Mom to mom it meant the world to be listened to and heard out on my experience. read more

This place is awesome for toddler swim class! Everyone is so nice and facility is clean. My little boy loves his class and does so much better here than in the private home classes. It is a monthly fee instead of per session and requires a 30 day notice for cancellation. read more

Evolution Swim Academy - Swimming Lessons/Schools Near Me - Mission Viejo, California

We have been with ESA for a couple years now! Kristin Y is the best manager! Shoutout to the instructors who really push our kiddos! Jen, Tamara, Heidi, Alma. read more

The teachers/coaches are all so patient and supportive. My daughter who is so hesitant about the water, is not excited for swim lessons. The staff is amazing and so helpful. read more

We love Evolution Swim Academy! My daughter has been there since water bugs and is now on the swim team. My youngest loves going with Coach Chip - in fact, when his schedule changed, we accommodated our schedule to make sure she could still be with Coach Chip! Love the indoor pool aspect and year around availability. read more

The staff at Evolution Swim Academy are exceptional,the water is comfortable and the class sizes are small. Within a few lessons, the whole staff addressed Nylah by her name, making her feel so special. We will be forever grateful for receiving such high-quality lessons from Evolution Swim Academy. We recommend Evolution Swim Academy to all our friends and family Penny Getz Swimmer Nylah read more

update 2/6/2020 I chose Waterworks Aquatics, it can do semi-private lessons with a 2: 1 student-to-teacher. Thank you for your reply. First of all, I have paid for it From my credit card. I think more than one parents to report about price increases in disguise this year. I have an email record between us. In disguise, your swimming tuition has increased from $ 32.5 to $ 38. read more

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Waterbugs - baby and me is great. My son is almost 2 and we've been here since he was about 4 and1/2 months. Scince then they have put even more effort into restructuring the program; from Baby Splash, Water Bugs I, Water Bugs II and Water Bugs III. If you miss a class, they allow you to make it up. Never had an issue with customer Service. They are really friendly and willing to help. One star missing becuase: 1. Expirience can vary by instructor, and sometimes they don't fill the full 30 minute program or start on time. 2. There is a new policy to use your missed session make-up class within one month. It's just hard to do if traveling, or when classes are booked and the time you need in order to make it by the 30 day deadline, and if your child has other scheduled activities your also paying for. They've been flexible so far, but I would suggest within 90 days is more reasonable. I checked out some other facilites and prices, and find this in the middle on both and reasonable, plus they seem to have a lot more weekday evening (after 5:30p) and Weekend classes offered making it easier on working parents than som other facilities. read more

Love this place, we drive from San Clemente cause the facilities, teachers and quality of classes is unbeatable. Also wonderful customer service! We started in Starfish 1 (now in 3) and Waterbugs 2 read more

The best indoor swimming academy for kids in the area. Facility is new, instructors are great and staff is friendly. We used to go to their other location which is also great but this one is even better. read more

Love it here! Baby started at 5 months old and is still attending! Staff is friendly and classes are great!!!!

This review is primarily for the Parent and Me swim class. Upon first appearances, this facility looks great. There's a play room and coffee for parents; cubbies for your things and a heated pool. Nice bathrooms. That's about where the positive ends for us. There's more than a handful of classes happening in the pool all at once. No pool dividers. It is loud and chaotic and distracting. Our swim "instructor" did not Introduce himself Say hello / speak / interact with parents or babies Instruct The class consisted of 20 minutes of singing songs and walking in a circle (which he led very unenthusiastically) and 10 minutes of him telling us to put the baby on the wall and then pull them off and under and onto their back. No demonstration, still not interaction, just stood their watched as parents did their own thing and babies coughed on water. I have taken classes and two other facilities (and was wooed for a trial class by the fancy looking facility online--also our old classes were outside and it's cold in Dec & Jan) and both classes had instructors who TAUGHT OUR BABIES. Started at two months and my son learned cues and how to get in and out of the pool using the wall and stairs (gentle pool safety, etc) by 6-7 months. This class has ZERO swim or safety instruction. Lazy leaders who could not be bothered to pretend to be interested in the class. My baby is 8 months old and was on his way to being a better swimmer than me, if you actually want your kids to learn do NOT take this class here!!! read more

My 3 boys swim here. I love the staff and my kids have learned a lot. My 5 year old can swim in the deep end. Lauren at the front desk is awesome. My kids love coach Naraly. I have peace of mind knowing my kids are strong swimmers. Thank you, Evolution Swim! read more

Just had our daughters birthday party here! I'm so glad we found this place! She had an amazing birthday thanks to the coordinator and our two helpers/lifeguards/hosts. They were all so incredibly helpful and kind. Also their party packages are SO worth it. It was so stress free and easy (and FUN). We are already talking about more birthdays and swim lessons! HUGE thank you to all the staff. Can't wait to sign her up! read more

I knew after I attended the YEE classes that I had found my place that I would be taking my children for swim and swim-safety classes. THANK YOU THANK YOU YELP I had NEVER been so impressed while taking a tour of the facility---Felipe, the owner could not have been more thorough in explaining the concepts and vision that brought Evolution Swim Academy together. Every question I had about the facility, or the qualifications of staff was answered right away with confidence. Although the Yelp deal was for the parent and me classes, they allowed me to use that coupon for Starfish classes for my son. A + for the 1st class staff!!!! I wanted to get a review on their page simply because I am so darn impressed so far, but will write up a detailed review once classes get started!!!! Yay! Looking forward to it. 44/2016 read more

Coming up on a year with Evolution with our 4 and 5 yr old. It has been a great experience and I feel so much better knowing my kids are developing skills to help keep themselves safe in the water. read more

We love evolution swim academy for the confidence and physical endurance it has brought to our 8yr old! Our son has struggled with staying motivated and of every sport we tried, swim at evolution has been the only thing he has been able to advance in and stick with. He used to always say he was not good at anything, and now he beams with pride each week after his swim class!! read more

My kids have been going to this school for 6 years, we love the staff, instructors and the environment. My 8 year old is an amazing strong swimmer thanks to weekly lessons. My 4 year old is steadily growing to be a strong swimmer too. We love evolution swim! read more

I'm going to point out that parking is a nightmare and no spots anywhere near facility in the afternoon during lessons. At this swim school; they want a monthly membership with 30 day cancellation notice. I would prefer to just buy private lessons as a package. The pool is small and multiple kids in every lane in lessons. at lesson now I'm now watching my daughters lesson who is 6, a beginner, but the staff is trying to get an unwilling 2 year old in the same lesson as her. at another lesson one week later and just watch a toddler slip off his step in the pool and his mother had to jump in fully clothed for him because the teacher was down the lane with another kid and the two were left to wait on the step. my other issue was a child who clearly had chicken pox or some disease all over his body was allowed in the pool at my daughters lesson. This place just has poor management and business practice. Not impressed at all. Definitely better swim schools around. I'm really not happy with this place and will cancel. read more